About the Authors

Susan K. McIlroy

smcilroy@usgs.gov

Current address: USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Snake River Field Station, Boise, Idaho, United States of America

Affiliation Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Amy J. Lind

Affiliation USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, California, United States of America

Barbara H. Allen-Diaz

Affiliation Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Leslie M. Roche

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

William E. Frost

Affiliation Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Extension Centers, Davis, California, United States of America

Rob L. Grasso

Affiliation USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, California, United States of America

Kenneth W. Tate

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BAD AJL KWT SKM LMR WEF RLG. Performed the experiments: SKM RLG LMR. Analyzed the data: AJL LMR SKM KWT. Wrote the manuscript: SKM AJL KWT.